There are 10 ways to get from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa by bus, plane, ferry, train, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 1 bus, line 79 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Sonoma County Airport
best- Take the bus from Coast-Laguna to Newport Trans Ctr Dock 5bus
- Take the bus from Newport Trans Ctr Dock 2 to Campus-University Centerbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNA - STS
5h 36m$67–321Bus, ferry, train
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Franciscobus
- Take the ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminalferry
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h 39m$89–137Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
19h 1mDrive 472.9 mi
- Drive from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosacar 472.9 mi
8h 10m$81–117Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SNA - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 58m$139–375Line 89 bus, line 83 bus, train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Laguna Beach Layover to Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 4bus
- Take the bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Santa Ana-Santiagobus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LAX - STS
7h 17m$256–442Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
7h 53m$242–818Line 89 bus, line 83 bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport
- Take the bus from Laguna Beach Layover to Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 4bus
- Take the bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Santa Ana-Santiagobus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BUR - STS
7h 52m$155–299Line 1 bus, line 79 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, line 580 bus, train
- Take the bus from Coast-Laguna to Newport Trans Ctr Dock 5bus
- Take the bus from Newport Trans Ctr Dock 2 to Campus-University Centerbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNA - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform Bbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
9h 18m$523–835Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus 172 / ...
14h 39m$89–138
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 8h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa is to line 1 bus and line 79 bus and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $65 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Laguna Beach Layover and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5, Santa Ana Bus Stop and Fremont St & Mission St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 39m.
The distance between Laguna Beach and Santa Rosa is 467 miles. The road distance is 475.6 miles.
The best way to get from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 14h 39m and costs $85 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa is 476 miles. It takes approximately 8h 10m to drive from Laguna Beach to Santa Rosa.
There are 280+ hotels available in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Laguna Beach, CA, USA and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Laguna Beach Layover to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1 via Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5, Santa Ana-Santiago, Santa Ana Bus Stop, San Francisco Bus Station, and Fremont St & Mission St in around 14h 39m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–200
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–340
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–220
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- Sonoma Marin SMART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Coast-Laguna to Newport Trans Ctr Dock 5
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Newport Trans Ctr Dock 2 to Campus-University Center
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Laguna Beach Layover to Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 4
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Santa Ana-Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Laguna Beach Layover to Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 4
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Laguna Hills Trans Ctr Dock 5 to Santa Ana-Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Coast-Laguna to Newport Trans Ctr Dock 5
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
Bus from Newport Trans Ctr Dock 2 to Campus-University Center
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Adult One-way
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $5–8
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
Ferry from Oracle Park Ferry Terminal to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District
- Schedules at
- Golden Gate Ferry Schedules
- Adult
- $14
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